Mattress side and method of making the same



J y 8, 1936. V H. ROSENBERG 2,048,951}

MATTRESS SIDE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed June 20, 1952 ammo boo ifamy/ Rasew Patented July 28, 1936 1 'i' EH 2- MATTRESS SIDE AND'METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME My invention relates to an improvement in mattress side and: the'method of makinglthe same, providing a"mea'nslof placing fiat" staple-- like members through the material 2 forming the outside and inside sheathing of the-side-of' a:

mattress or the like, the flat staples forminga broad engagementzon the outside surface of the side of the mattress; and thednn'er ends thereof 1 sides of the'mattress and which tend to hold the padding between the inner and outer side walls of the side of the mattress in position so as to prevent slipping of the inner padding material, and at the same time providing a decorative rneans by staples of a character having a broad fiat surface which show in a series of rows along the sides of the mattress; When these staples are anchored in the side, they not only form a strong and moredurable means of anchoring the sides together and holding the tufting in place in the side wall of the mattress, but are very 'attractive and may be placed'in' different relations to each other so as to decorate theside wall of the mattress, giving it a pleasing appearance.

Heretofore, different means have been used for tufting the side walls of a mattress, including stitching by sewing through the sides, and padding, eyeletting, and other means, however, with my means of providing a fiat staple which is set into the side walls to anchor the ends on the inside of the side wall, with the ends spaced apart and bearing toward the flat outer surface of the staple, a more efficient and practical means for tufting the sides together is provided. Further, these anchoring staples do not detract from the side appearance of the mattress but rather give a pleasing appearance and more particularly when they are placed in even rows or in line with each other, extending across transversely of the side walls.

Further, the method consists in placing a series of staple members in longitudinal alignment in rows transversely to the side wallof the mattress.

The details and features of the construction of my'side 'wall of a mattress will be clearly and fullyset forth, together with other objects.

In the drawing forming partof this specifica' tionz' Figure 1 is a side elevation of the side wall of a mattress wherein my improvement and method is employed.

' Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3'--3of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a side elevation showing my improvement and method carried out in' a different manner than that illustrated in-Figure 1, showing a portion of a side wall of a mattress or the like.

Figure 5 isa side elevation of a portion of the side wall of the mattress and the like, showing another means of carrying out my invention and method of reinforcing a padded side wall. L

Figure 6 illustrates a perspective of the tufting staple used in carrying out my improvement and method.

The drawing illustrates the side wall A of a mattress or similar article where a padded'wallas" or side of an article is desired to be formedso as to'reinforoe the same and to provide a means of tufting the padding betwecntextileside walls so as to hold the padding in atuftedsheet-like formation. The side wall'A may be attached by stitching Hi to the roll H of the-topl2 and bottom ii) ofa mattress B to support the wall A in a manner to extend between the top andbottom 'l2-"and I3 and to form-a reinforced side wall extending around the mattress.

The side wall A is formed with an outer textile sheathing l4 and an inner textile sheathing 15 between which a sheet-like layer of cotton padding i6 is placed. In carrying out my method I provide a means of tufting the wall A by 4 automatically placing a series of wire staple members I! which are made of fiat or round wire in longitudinal alignment in a series of rows spaced apart, the longitudinal extension of the staples being preferably transverse through the wall A so that the transverse line extends from the top l2 to the bottom I3, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. The flat staple members I! may be formed in any suitable manner and are provided with a wide body portion l8 of a flat rib- 5O hon-like nature from which the shanks [9 extend and when the staples I! are clinched to tuft the sides I4 and [5 together, the ends 20 are clinched over but spaced apart, thereby providing a wide gripping tufting means extending 5 through the sides I4 and I5 and adapted to form a means of tufting the padding l6 between the side walls l4 and I5 so as to tend to form a reinforcing means extending transversely across the side wall A. The staples N are spaced apart in any suitable manner.

The ribbon-like body l8 of the Staple [1 provides a flat bar-like engagement on the outer surface IQ of the side wall A which forms a desirable reinforcing tufting means in the wall owing tothe broad engagement of this bar-like portion against the outer textile wall M. This permits the staples II to provide a better means of tufting the wall A and also provides a means wherein the gripping ends 26 are spaced apart so that they will not easily pull out of or through the wall I5 after they have been clinched. The staples I? also provide a decorative means for the side wall A of a very desirable nature.

In Figure 4 I have illustrated the staples l1 positioned in the side wall A extending longitudinallyin the wall rather than with the longitudinal'extension of the body l8 transverse of the wall A, as heretofore set forth. When the staples I! are placed in this manner the longitudinal alignment of the rows of staples extends longitudinally with the side wall A. the reinforcing in the side wall has a tendency to form a longitudinal line or crease along through the side wall A when the staples are placed this way. In the placing of the staples in Figures 1 and 2, the staples I! are placed ,end to end transversely through the side wall A, whereas, in the positioning of the staples H in Figure l, the staples are side to side in transverse rows, along the Wall A.

In Figure 5 I have shown the combined placing of the staples like in Figure l and like the po-' sitioning in Figure 4. Inthis last placing of the Staples, one transverse row of staples would be placed side to side, while the next transverse row would be placed end to end. Then the next transverse row of staples ll would be placed side to side and the next row end to end, thus forming not only a decorative means for the side wall A of a mattress or the like, but a peculiarly desirable reinforcing tufting means with a broad flat bar-like engagement which is strongv and durable and much more desirable than other forms that have been used to tuft the side walls of mattresses and the like heretofore.

My method consists in reinforcing a padded side wall by placing a series of rows of broad-staplelike members made of flat or round steel wire which form tufting engagements spaced apart in the padded side wall. In makingthe side walls for mattresses such as A, the rows of staples I! are placed automatically, a row at a time, transversely across the side wall and while I have not illustrated the machine for accomplishing this re- 5 sult, I have provided such a machine which places the staples automatically in position to tuft the padding between the sides as the staples are clinched. The staples may be of metal or any other suitable material, having a decorative finish 10 of any suitable character so as to provide an attractive tufting means extending through the padded Wall where the textile sheets cover the padding on each side thereof and the tufting staples acting to clinch the padding and walls together at intervals. This means of making a side wall for mattress cushions and the like is very desirable and more durable than other means which have been used heretofore.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have set forth the principles of my mattress side and method of making the same and desire to have the invention interpreted within the scope of the following claims and applied to uses in accord ance therewith.

I claim:

1. Side walls for a mattress and the like including, a sheathing-like padding of cotton or similar material, textile sheet portions adapted to cover the inside and outside of said padding, and a series of flat tufting staple membersfastening said sheet portions together and arranged with the shanks thereof extending vertically in longitudinal alignment in a series of rows equally spaced apart to provide vertical bulging columns in said side wall.

2. In a mattress, a boxing composed of inner and outer fabric strips and an interposed filler, vertical rows of metal staples fastening the strips together, the shanks of the staples extending vertically in spaced relation to each other and the shanks of the several rows being horizontally alined whereby to divide the boxing into series of vertically rigid horizontal zones alternating with vertically flexible zones thereby limiting collapse 4.5 of the boxing under pressure.

3. In a mattress, a boxing composed of inner and outer fabric strips and an interposed filler, vertical rows of metal staples fastening the strips together, the shanks of the staples extending vertically in spaced relation to each other,rwhereby to define vertically extending columns limiting collapse of the boxing under pressure.

HARRY ROSENBERG. 56 

